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Topic

Quantitative aptitude

Asked 14 times in CAPF over 2 years (2016–2018), peaking in 2018.
14
PYQs
1
Exams
3
Years active
2016–2018
Span
2018
Peak
14/14
Answers
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Key insights

  • Most tested in CAPF — 14 of 14 PYQs
  • Most asked in 2018
  • Recurs across 3 years (2016–2018)

Across exams

CAPF · 14

How the concept evolved

216
317
918
Rising — more than half its appearances (14 of 14) are since 2016.

Sample questions

You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2018
Consider the following diagram : An equilateral triangle is inscribed in a circle of radius 1 unit. The area of the shaded region, in square unit, is
  1. A π/3 − √3/4 ✓
  2. B π/3 − 1/2
  3. C π/3 − 3/4
  4. D π/3 − 1
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CAPF2018
In an examination, 53% students passed in Mathematics, 61% passed in Physics, 60% passed in Chemistry, 24% passed in Mathematics and Physics, 35% in Physics and Chemistry, 27% in Mathematics and Chemistry and 5% in none. The ratio of percentage of passes in Mathematics and Chemistry but not in Physics in relation to the percentage of passes in Physics and Chemistry but not in Mathematics is
  1. A 7 : 5
  2. B 5 : 7 ✓
  3. C 4 : 5
  4. D 5 : 4
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK
CAPF2018
Which one of the following is the area of a sector of a circle of radius 10 cm formed by an arc length of 15 cm?
  1. A 10π cm²
  2. B 15π cm²
  3. C 75 cm² ✓
  4. D 150 cm²
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Current Affairs & Static GK › Miscellaneous GK

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